The Ring of Life, the Third Soul Ring of Verdant Gold

For Thousand Jun and Falling Devil, there was no such thing as mercy when it came to their enemies.

Capturing Tang Hao alive was merely a part of Ye Xuan's plan.

Forcibly stripping away the power contained within another person's spirit rings was a feat that even gods would find difficult to achieve.

However, the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring within Tang Hao was originally the power of Ah Yin; having subdued her, Ye Xuan could naturally reclaim the origin energy within that ring.

Thousand Jun and Falling Devil burst into loud laughter.

Not only had they enjoyed a hearty battle today, but they had also captured Tang Hao, the fugitive of Martial Soul Hall, alive.

If they had initially wanted Tang Hao to die quickly, they now hoped he would live a little longer.

Because from this day forward, Tang Hao would become the permanent pillar of shame for the Clear Sky Sect.

And the Clear Sky Sect would become a laughingstock in the world of spirit masters because of his existence.

Tang Hao raised his eyes to look at the youth in the gold-patterned black robe standing before him, his two pitch-black pupils turning blood-red in an instant.

"You... damn you!!"

Fury surged within Tang Hao's heart.

But having crippled his own arms and suffering heavy injuries, he was firmly suppressed by the two Douluo, Thousand Jun and Falling Devil; he had now been reduced to a stray dog.

"Heh, greetings, Clear Sky Douluo. The might of the Clear Sky is indeed something this junior admires. If I hadn't used some underhanded tricks, I fear it would have been difficult to keep Your Excellency here today."

A faint smile appeared at the corners of Ye Xuan's mouth.

However, this smile... belonged to the victor!

"Who exactly are you, and why can you command the elders of Martial Soul Hall, and how did you know I was hiding in Holy Soul Village?!"

Hearing Tang Hao's inquiry, a faint smile played on Ye Xuan's lips.

"Who am I? Naturally, I am the one here to collect you, a wanted fugitive of Martial Soul Hall."

Three spirit rings quietly emerged behind him: moon-white, lustrous white, and pure white.

That was correct.

Even though Ah Yin had fused with the Leaf Stone modified by spirit bones and sublimated her own Blue Silver Empress bloodline, it could not change the fact that she was currently a ten-year spirit ring.

Upon seeing the three "ten-year spirit rings" behind Ye Xuan, Tang Hao was stunned into silence.

He could never have imagined that the youth who had schemed against him to such a degree would possess such "trash" talent.

But before he could say anything, the spirit ring belonging to Ah Yin behind Ye Xuan quietly bloomed with a sliver of light.

Immediately following that, a seed brimming with vitality appeared in his palm.

Indeed, this was the transformation brought about by Ah Yin after undergoing the baptism and fusion of the Leaf Stone.

From the original Blue Silver Empress, she had sublimated into the Blue Silver Life Tree.

However, because she currently lacked a significant portion of her origin, she remained nothing more than a tree seed that had yet to sprout.

"Clear Sky Douluo, it might be a little painful in a moment, so please bear with it."

Ye Xuan's face still wore a smile.

But in Tang Hao's eyes, this smile was as terrifying as a demon's.

"Blue Silver Life Tree, Origin Extraction!"

A tiny root made of blue-gold energy quietly extended from Ye Xuan's palm.

It seemed somewhat confused when it first condensed, but upon sensing the aura of the Blue Silver Empress's origin power within Tang Hao, it lunged toward him like a beggar who hadn't eaten in half a month.

As the root pierced into Tang Hao's body, he struggled involuntarily, attempting to mobilize his spirit power and mental energy to resist, but before he could even gather his spirit power, it was instantly dispersed by Thousand Jun Douluo, as was his mental energy.

At this moment, Tang Hao was like a lamb waiting for the slaughter, left to the mercy of the root as it drained the portion of power belonging to the Blue Silver Empress, Ah Yin, from his body.

The process of extracting the energy was extremely long, but fortunately, with the two elders Thousand Jun and Falling Devil guarding him, Ye Xuan did not need to worry about his safety.

Late at night, when Ye Xuan introspected into his sea of consciousness, he discovered that the Blue Silver Empress—no, she should now be called the Blue Silver Life Tree, Ah Yin—had already condensed into a human form within the Pokeball.

Perhaps because the energy had not been fully extracted, she appeared small and quite adorable, but her eyes held a maturity that did not belong to her current age.

Ye Xuan knew clearly that Ah Yin was still Ah Yin, the same Ah Yin who had cultivated for over a hundred thousand years.

"Tian Meng, with your current abilities, can you inspect Tang Hao's past memories?"

Inside the Pokeball, Tian Meng, who had been sleeping, reluctantly got up to work overtime after hearing Ye Xuan's words.

"I can, but I need his primary consciousness to fall into a complete coma."

Hearing Tian Meng's words, Ye Xuan nodded to indicate it was possible.

Soon, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze meeting the slightly stern face of Thousand Jun Douluo.

"How is it? Did it succeed?"

"By noon tomorrow at the latest, but I need Tang Hao to fall into a complete coma now."

But before Ye Xuan could finish his sentence.

Thousand Jun Douluo snatched up his Coiling Dragon Staff and struck Tang Hao hard on the back of his head.

"Done."

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Seeing the look of pure satisfaction on Thousand Jun Douluo's face, the corner of Ye Xuan's eye twitched slightly.

"Tian Meng, you can come out and get to work. I need you to extract Tang Hao's memories from ten years ago."

Ye Xuan's spiritual sea was vast and expansive.

At this moment, Tian Meng was busy retrieving Tang Hao's memories.

Xiao Wu lay sleeping in the shadows of the corner.

As for Ah Yin, who had just joined this big family, she was huddled in a corner, trembling with fear in her eyes.

"Ah Yin, come here. I'll show you something interesting."

Tang Hao's memories were quite complex, one might even say a mixed bag.

Ah Yin had been terrified at first, but as Tang Hao's memories from ten years ago flashed by rapidly, the fear in her eyes gradually turned into shock, and finally, into anger and despair.

Seeing the various deeds Tang Hao had committed, Ye Xuan's expression remained quite calm; he was not overly surprised.

"Tang Hao... how could he treat me like this?"

Ah Yin, in her small form, was currently lying on Ye Xuan's lap, tears like little pearls continuously falling from the corners of her eyes.

Seeing the little girl crying on his lap, Ye Xuan had the heart to comfort her, but in the end, he did not say much.

He simply patted her back gently to offer solace, then let her vent the emotions in her heart.

The next day.

At high noon.

The roots of the Blue Silver Life Tree that had penetrated deep into Tang Hao's body slowly retracted, and Ye Xuan opened his eyes at this moment.

"Sixth Worship, Seventh Worship, I have completely extracted the Blue Silver Empress's origin essence from Tang Hao's body. We can return to Martial Soul Hall now."

As Ye Xuan's voice fell, three soul rings appeared behind him. The first two still appeared white under the sunlight, but the ring representing Ah Yin had transformed into a green-gold color.

Thousand Jun and Falling Devil were deeply shocked to see the strange-colored soul ring behind Ye Xuan.

One had to know that the colors of soul rings had been fixed since ancient times.

Hundred-year yellow, thousand-year purple, ten-thousand-year black, and hundred-thousand-year red.

Yet this green soul ring inlaid with gold edges could be called the first soul ring in history to defy all conventional logic.